Sweet revenge: the wicked delights of getting even [Paperback]

Regina Barreca (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1997

True stories about people who have experienced the sweetness of revenge include the tales of an ex-wife who got even with her unfaithful husband and his new wife and the airline attendant who misdirected an abusive passenger's luggage. Reprint.

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"How to parry not just the worst blows life can hurl at you, but the little pinpricks, too; how to survive humiliation and keep your dignity; how to love and never lose are all here, and Barreca's wit and warmth as well."--Fay Weldon. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (May 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425157660
• ISBN-13: 978-0425157664
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 3.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,100,114 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Deemed a "feminist humor maven" by Ms. Magazine and "Very, very funny. For a woman" by Dave Barry, Gina Barreca is most recently the author of It's Not That I'm Bitter: How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Visible Panty Lines and Conquered the World (St. Martin's, 2009/ppb. 2010). She has appeared on 20/20, 48 Hours, NPR, the BBC, The Today Show, CNN, Joy Behar, and Oprah to discuss gender, power, politics, and humor. Her earlier books, include the bestselling They Used to Call Me Snow White But I Drifted: Women's Strategic Use of Humor, as well as Perfect Husband and Other Fairy Tales: Demystifying Men, Marriage and Romance, Sweet Revenge: The Wicked Delights of Getting Even, and Babes in Boyland: A Personal History of Coeducation in the Ivy League; her books have been translated into several languages, including Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, and German. She's the editor of seventeen books, including The Signet Book of American Humor and The Penguin Book of Women's Humor as well as The Erotics of Instruction and A Sit-Down With the Sopranos. She writes for the "Brainstorm" section of The Chronicle of Higher Education and blogs for Psychology Today, does a weekly column for The Hartford Courant, a monthly column for Principal Leadership, and occasionally spars with her former co-author (of I'm With Stupid: One Man. One Woman. 10,000 Years of Misunderstandings Between the Sexes Cleared Right Up) Gene Weingarten in his "Below the Beltway" column in The Washington Post. With degrees from Dartmouth College, Cambridge University, and the City University of New York, Barreca is Professor of English and Feminist Theory at the University of Connecticut.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Do you want to know the best use of Revenge?, August 30, 1999

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This review is from: Sweet revenge: the wicked delights of getting even (Paperback)

What are waiting for? the last two pages should be the introduction... that's just me. It shows the proper use and worth of revenge. Is it worth your time? Looking for healthy justice? Look no further.